Which answer choice is equivalent to the expression below? Negative 7 (2 + n) + one-third (negative 9 minus 6 n) Negative 17 minus 9 n Negative 14 minus 12 n 11 + 5 n 14 + 2n

a. -17 -9n

Step-by-step explanation:

Question written clearly below:

Which answer choice is equivalent to the expression below?

-7(2+n)+1/3(-9-6n)

a.-17 -9n

b, -14-12n

c. 11+5n

d. 14+2n

Solution

-7(2+n)+1/3(-9-6n)

Open parenthesis

(-14-7n)+(-9/3-6/3n)

= -14-7n+(-3-2n)

= -14-7n-3-2n

Collect like terms

= -14-3-7n-2n

= -17-9n

The answer is option a. -17 -9n

check the picture below.

well, the angle at the vertex d is clearly not a right-angle, let's check for the one at the vertex f which does look like,   however if it's indeed, that means ef is perpendicular to df, in which case their slopes will be negative reciprocal of each other.

so the negative reciprocal of the slope of ef is 1, however the slope of df is not 1, is 1/2, so nope, they're not perpendicular lines.